"Now among those who went up to worship at the festival were some Greeks. They came to Philip, who was from Bethsaida in Galilee, and...

"You will be in the right, O LORD, when I lay charges against you; but let me put my case to you. Why does the way of the guilty prosper?...

I preached this reflection at a contemplative service two years ago. It still feels relevant. Read the paper or watch the news to find...

"The days are surely coming, says the LORD, when I will sow the house of Israel and the house of Judah with the seed of humans and the...

Every village, no matter how small, has a church of some kind. They are usually the biggest thing in town. They are built with soaring...

"Very truly, I tell you, anyone who does not enter the sheepfold by the gate but climbs in by another way is a thief and a bandit. The...

"Morning has broken like the first morning, blackbird has spoken like the first bird. Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!...

"We cannot know whether we love God although there may be strong reason for thinking so, but there can be no doubt about whether we love...

Six days before the Passover Jesus came to Bethany, the home of Lazarus, whom he had raised from the dead. There they gave a dinner for...

In Andorra, there are several of these figures high on platforms. They remind me of the stories of the desert fathers - those early...

“For I am convinced that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor rulers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor powers, nor height,...

This morning I read from Romans 8 about hope. “Hope that is seen is not hope.” And then we drove to Carcassonne, deep in Cathar country....

"The word that came to Jeremiah from the LORD: "Come, go down to the potter's house, and there I will let you hear my words." So I went...

"When they found him on the other side of the sea, they said to him, "Rabbi, when did you come here?" Jesus answered them, "Very truly, I...

"There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?" Jesus said, "Make the people sit...

I was surprised, walking into this church from which the last Crusades departed, to see Rembrandt's painting. First, because I knew this...

"Thus said the Lord to me, 'Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth, and put it on your loins, but do not dip it in water.' So I bought a...

"In your hand are the caverns of the earth; and the heights of the hills are yours also. The sea is yours, for you made it, and your...

"They said to him, “Who are you?” Jesus said to them, 'Why do I speak to you at all? I have much to say about you and much to condemn;...